|
|
Neolithic
Period
|
c.6500
- 1700 BC
|
 |
|
|
Xia
Dynasty
|
c.2100
- 1600 BC
|
|
|
|
Shang
Dynasty
|
c.1600
- 1100 BC
|
|
|
|
Zhou
Dynasty
|
c.1100
- 256 BC
|
| Western
Zhou |
c.1100
- 771 BC
|
| Eastern
Zhou |
770
- 256 BC
|
| Spring
& Autumn Period |
770
- 476 BC
|
| Warring
States period |
475
- 221 BC
|
|
|
| Qin
Dynasty |
221
- 206 BC
|
|
|
| Han
Dynasty |
206
BC - AD 220
|
| Western
Han |
206
BC - AD 8
|
| Xin
|
AD
9 - 23
|
| Eastern
Han |
AD
25 - 220
|
|
|
| Three
Kingdoms |
220
- 265
|
| Wei |
220
- 265
|
| Shu
Han |
221
- 263
|
| Wu |
222
- 263
|
|
|
| Jin
Dynasty |
265
- 420
|
| Western
Jin |
265
- 317
|
| Sixteen
Kingdoms |
304
- 439
|
| Eastern
Jin |
317
- 420
|
|
|
| Southern
Dynasties |
420
- 589
|
| Liu
Song |
420
- 479
|
| Southern
Qi |
479
- 502
|
| Liang
|
502
- 557
|
| Chen
|
557
- 589
|
|
|
| Northern
Dynasties |
420
- 589
|
| Northern
Wei |
386
- 534
|
| Eastern
Wei |
534
- 550
|
| Northern
Wei |
550 - 577
|
| Western
Wei |
535
- 556
|
| Northern
Zhou |
557
- 581
|
|
|
| Sui
Dynasty |
581
- 618
|
|
|
| Tang
Dynasty |
618
- 907
|
|
|
| Five
Dynasties |
907
- 960
|
| Later
Liang |
907
- 923
|
| Later
Tang |
923
- 936
|
| Later
Jin |
936
- 946
|
| Later
Zhou |
947
- 950
|
|
|
|
Liao
Dynasty
|
907
- 1125
|
|
|
|
Song
Dynasty
|
960
- 1279
|
| Northern
Song |
960
- 1127
|
|
Southern
Song
|
1127
- 1279
|
|
|
|
Jin
Dynasty
|
1115
- 1234
|
|
|
| Yuan
Dynasty |
1279
- 1368
|
|
|
| Ming
Dynasty |
1368
- 1644
|
|
Hoingwu |
1368
- 1398
|
|
Jianwen |
1399
- 1402
|
| Yongle |
1403
- 1425
|
|
Hongxi |
1425
|
| Xuande |
1425
- 1435
|
| Zhengtong
|
1436
- 1449
|
|
Jingtai |
1450
- 1456
|
|
Tianshun |
1457
- 1464
|
| Chenghua |
1465
- 1487
|
|
Hongzhi |
1488
- 1505
|
| Zhengde
|
1506 - 1521
|
|
Jianjing |
1522
- 1566
|
|
Longqing |
1567
- 1572
|
|
Wanli |
1573
- 1619
|
|
Taichang |
1620
|
|
Tianqi |
1621
- 1627
|
| Chongzhen |
1628
- 1644
|
|
|
| Qing
Dynasty |
1644
- 1911
|
| Shunzhi
|
1644
- 1661
|
| Kangxi
|
1662
- 1722
|
| Yongzheng
|
1723
- 1735
|
| Qianlong |
1736
- 1795
|
| Jiaqing
|
1796
- 1820
|
| Daoguang |
1821
- 1850
|
| Xianfeng
|
1851
- 1861
|
| Tongzhi
|
1862
- 1874
|
| Guangxu
|
1875 - 1908
|
| Xuantong |
1908
- 1911
|
|
|
| Republic
of China |
1912
-
|
|
|
| Hongxian
(Yuan Shikai) |
1915
- 1916
|
|
|
| People's
Republic of China |
1949
-
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